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BlackBerry: 'Holy Smokes, They Did It'
As much as I don't like Seeking Alpha, That's the type of **** I like seeing! Sounds like something you'd see in an underdog, Hollywood film haha.
I won't link to the article, one of us giving them the traffic is good enough

BlackBerry: 'Holy Smokes, They Did It'
As much as I don't like Seeking Alpha, That's the type of **** I like seeing! Sounds like something you'd see in an underdog, Hollywood film haha.
I won't link to the article, one of us giving them the traffic is good enough

Yip, I've ducked a few big plunges but I have to admit that I'm feeling like this volatility is going to slow down now...I just hope I don't eat my words...lol

I have to say, I think we are in for a few more months of volatility. The day traders aren't going away anytime soon judging by the volumes BBRY is posting. I still stand by my assertion that there won't be a VW style short squeeze, and that short interest and volatility will taper off towards the next earnings report.

Make sure you guys vote. And I posted this to CNBC's Squawk Box FB site. Watching the matchup was a little painful (as is usual with CNBC) but BBRY won out and they're leading in the votes as of now. FB comments are self explanatory.

Well you guys continue to amaze me with your obvious Apple-Sung bias against BBRY but 'ya got caught this time. Before he started his supposed "bullish" argument, Matthew clearly questioned how CNBC chooses its Matchup proponents and clarified that he's actually "bearish" on BBRY. All three of you responded with an uncomfortable "Oh".....as if Matt's statement was a surprise. C'mon, fair's fair and I expect at least an attempt at responsible journalism from CNBC. As for the BBRY vs IBM Matchup results, it wasn't a surprise that the nod went to BBRY whose current and future innovations under Heins' leadership will allow the company and its global customer base to clearly "Keep Moving".

I won't bet on that as-is ... sounds like an old agreement (aka BB7 one) not properly updated (was often the case with PB updates in recent past). The OS version though is lower than mine (10.0.10.90). So, don't expect too much IMHO, that could be deceptive

The update was a little strange only 6mb same number as the previous one but when you go into your contacts to edit it gives you the option now to add Skype to your instant messaging field

I just got an alert on my trading system (IB) : SocGen raises price target to $13 from $8.4. but they still kept their Sell rating.
It is a good thing nevertheless. It is like they acknowledge their Sell rating was wrong by raising the price target but they still kept the same Sell rating!!!

I agree and I actually need both to happen today lol.
Need to get some more capital thrown at this thing.

I'm sorry but dips shouldn't be allowed here anymore. A very slow but calculated and uninterrupted move upwards throughout the rest of the year would teach a few people (millions of them actually) a good lesson.

In a report published by Goldman Sachs, analyst Bill Shope downgraded Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL [FREE Stock Trend Analysis]) from Conviction List Buy to Buy and lowered the price target from $660 to $575.

In the report, Goldman Sachs wrote, "We continue to believe Apple's platform-centric business model makes its cash flows and installed base loyalty far more resilient than traditional hardware-centric companies. In addition, we believe Apple is set to announce a new capital allocation plan in short order, and a substantial increase in its dividend and/or share repurchase authorization could provide a healthy floor for the stock price. Despite our optimism on this front, we believe the stock's outperformance over the next 12 months will be more closely tied to whether or not the company's next product cycles can reinvigorate market share momentum and installed base growth."

Make sure you guys vote. And I posted this to CNBC's Squawk Box FB site. Watching the matchup was a little painful (as is usual with CNBC) but BBRY won out and they're leading in the votes as of now. FB comments are self explanatory.

Well you guys continue to amaze me with your obvious Apple-Sung bias against BBRY but 'ya got caught this time. Before he started his supposed "bullish" argument, Matthew clearly questioned how CNBC chooses its Matchup proponents and clarified that he's actually "bearish" on BBRY. All three of you responded with an uncomfortable "Oh".....as if Matt's statement was a surprise. C'mon, fair's fair and I expect at least an attempt at responsible journalism from CNBC. As for the BBRY vs IBM Matchup results, it wasn't a surprise that the nod went to BBRY whose current and future innovations under Heins' leadership will allow the company and its global customer base to clearly "Keep Moving".

Security vendor Symantec reported today that Google’s app store, Google Play, hosted over 200 pornographic one-click apps designed to lure Japanese-speaking Android users into registering for a paid service that costs about (US)$1,000.

The apps show up in keyword searches (in Japanese) for adult videos and pornography

“Typically, the apps only require the user to accept the ‘Network communication’ permission, although some variants do not require the user to accept any permissions,” Symantec said in a blog post. “This is because the app is simply used as a vehicle to lure users to the scam by opening fraudulent porn sites. The app itself has no other functionality. This may fool users into feeling safe about the app and catch them off guard when launching the app.”

Update: Symantec alerted Google to its findings before posting to its blog and has just informed TabTimes that Google has removed the apps in question as well as suspended the accounts of 50 developers involved in posting the apps.

“We notified Google of the specific apps we identified. They have since been removed and the developers’ accounts suspended,” said Satnam Narang, Security Response Manager at Symantec. “Google deserves some credit here too. They had already identified and removed some of the apps before we contacted them.”

But Narang added the problem isn’t likely to go away anytime soon.

“We expect the folks running this stuff to continue as the cash keeps flowing their way,” he said. “We see the same thing in social networks where scams are identified but they keep coming back.”

While Google has done a lot to improve the security of apps in Google Play, including extensive screening for malware, publishing apps there is a more “open” process versus Apple’s App Store that requires a far more stringent approval process.

The problem with this type of scam is that BlackBerry is not immune to it. People haven't realized it yet is all.

It would be trivial to create such an app for the BlackBerry platform - even disguise it as a useful utility that doesn't drop its payload until certain conditions are met in order to make it past what little app screening is being done by BlackBerry. (and if you look at the new arrivals section, you will see that very little screening indeed is done)